Cabrita (footballer)

Cabrita
Personal information
Full name Jorge Soares Marins
Date of birth (1939-01-20) 20 January 1939 (age 85)
Place of birth Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Goytacaz
1957 Americano
1958 Bonsucesso
1959–1960 Vasco da Gama
1960 Atlético Mineiro
1960–1961 Guarani
1962 Paulista
1962–1963 Jabaquara
1964 XV de Piracicaba
1965 São Bento
1966–1967 Goiás
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2024

Jorge Soares Marins (born 20 January 1939), better known as Cabrita, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Revealed at Goytacaz, Cabrita was brought to Vasco da Gama to replace Vavá, who was traded to Atlético Madrid in 1959. He made history by scoring the last goal at the Maracanã Stadium with Rio de Janeiro as a federal district, on 19 April 1960.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "CABRITA NÃO BERRAVA". Jornal de Brasília (in Portuguese). 22 April 2018. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Jorge Soares Marins "Cabrita"". O Canto do Galo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  • Cabrita at ogol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese)